Analysis reveals 'emerging pattern' that shows why Trump will 'probably' run in 2028

06 February

Donald Trump gestures at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo

There is a good chance President Donald Trump will run for president a third time in four years, Roll Call reported Wednesday. Trump has brought up the topic in the past, and one of his supporters in Congress even proposed legislation that would amend the Constitution to allow him to do so.

Trump floated the idea to House Republicans last month in Miami. “I've raised a lot of money for the next race, that I assume I can't use for myself… but I'm not 100 percent sure,” hesaid as the audience laughed. “I think I’m not allowed to run again. I'm not sure.” He turned to House Speaker Mike Johnson, asking, “Am I allowed to run again, Mike?” Then, he added: “I better not get you involved in that argument.”

“It will be the greatest honor of my life to serve, not once but twice or three times or four times,” he said at a rally last month in Las Vegas. “No. Headlines. Headlines from the fake news. No. No, it will be to serve twice.”

“We are going to win four more years. And then after that, we'll go for another four years because you know what? They spied on my [2016] campaign, we should get a redo," Trump said in 2020.

The 22nd Amendment prevents Trump from running, with the text of the 22nd Amendment reading, “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.”

“People are already talking about changing the 22nd Amendment so he can serve a third term. If this pace and success keeps up for 4 years, and there is no reason it won’t, most Americans really won’t want him to leave,” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patricksaid in a social media post that Trump shared.

Last month, Rep. Andrew Ogles (R-Tenn.) proposed legislation that would allow the president to be elected by amending the Constitution.

“Up to this point, there have hardly been any political consequences for Trump or the Republicans who attempted to prevent Biden from becoming president after the 2020 election," Roll Call’s Nathan L. Gonzales writes. "And elected Republicans who support the president’s effort to buck the Constitution probably wouldn’t face a potential backlash until 2028, or maybe even 2030 after it all takes effect."

“Just because the Constitution currently prohibits Trump from running again doesn’t mean he won’t try,"' Gonzales adds. "Challenging norms is what Trump does, and that’s partly why Republicans love him."

Trump will be 82 in 2028.

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